Red Hat provides multiple versions of user-space components as Application Streams, and they are updated more frequently than the core operating system packages. This provides more flexibility to customize RHEL without impacting the underlying stability of the platform or specific deployments.

Application Streams are available in the following formats:

• RPM format
• Software Collections

RHEL 10 provides initial Application Stream versions as RPMs, which you can install by using the dnf install command.

Important

Each Application Stream has its own life cycle, which can be the same as or shorter than the life cycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Determine which version of an Application Stream you want to install, and review the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Application Stream life cycle first.